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Ultras · US · CA

San Diego 200

Registration open
Registration closes Wednesday, October 21 at 11:59 PM PT.
Race dateOctober 23-26, 2026
Duration4 days
Start6:00am
Whenyesterday

Who's going to San Diego 200?

I'm running itPlan your weeks and your aid station times I'm crewingWhen to leave, where to park, at every stop I'm pacing or cheeringAsk your runner for their Out Here link

Free. You can start with nothing.

Official website Entry Aid stations Crew access Notify me if this race changes
Free, and always will be. NavRun makes money from race-day planning for runners who want it, never from this. Ultras change constantly, sometimes the morning of. Always confirm with the race director and the official website before you rely on anything here.
Distance The race
200 miles
Climb
not checked yet
Descent
not checked yet
High point
not checked yet
Time limit The race
82:00:00
Aid stations
29
Started
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Finished
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Finish rate
not checked yet
The course

Where it goes point to point · 29 aid stations · rust marks a stop your crew can reach

Course line from the race's own GPX. Source file. Recorded 2026.

A single-loop point-to-point route that leaves the San Pasqual Valley staging area near Escondido and runs through Lake Hodges, Del Mar, Torrey Pines, La Jolla, Pacific Beach and Mission Bay, Sunset Cliffs, downtown San Diego and Balboa Park, then Mission Trails and the summit of Cowles Mountain. From there the course climbs into the Cuyamaca mountains past Cuyamaca Peak, Stonewall Peak and Lake Cuyamaca, joins the Pacific Crest Trail, and descends into the Anza-Borrego Desert. The route is planned to finish at Eagle Rock on the PCT, pending permission from the Los Coyotes Tribe; without it, the course adds three miles to finish elsewhere.

The race

What this one is

A point-to-point 200-mile run circumnavigating San Diego County: coastal bluffs and beach towns, the city and Balboa Park, the Cuyamaca mountains, the Pacific Crest Trail, and the Anza-Borrego Desert. Revived for 2026 by Alex Esquivel and Gabe Peterson, the only two finishers of the original 2022 running, together with Gabe Rubenstein, who crewed them that year. Entry is capped at 24 runners, a crew is required, and aid is minimal by design: the directors call it a 'fat-ass style' event with checkpoints roughly every 25 miles rather than full aid stations. All profits are donated to a Native American charity, in keeping with founder Phillip Espinoza's original wish to acknowledge the Kumeyaay homelands the course crosses.

Phillip Espinoza created the original San Diego 200. It last ran in 2022, when Alex Esquivel and Gabe Peterson were its only two finishers, crossing the line together in about 65 hours after being crewed by Gabe Rubenstein. The three brought the race back for 2026, changing the finish to Eagle Rock on the Pacific Crest Trail and adding Balboa Park and Mission Trails to the route.

Getting in

Getting in Entry, lottery and what the race asks of you before race day.

Lottery
No sandiego200.com
Lottery opens
not checked yet
Lottery draw
not checked yet
Field cap
24 sandiego200.com
Registration
UltraSignup sandiego200.com
Qualifying
Previous completion of a 200-mile ultramarathon is highly recommended but not required; runners without one are still considered if they show exceptional long-distance mountain ultrarunning ability. sandiego200.com
Minimum age
not checked yet
Transfers
not checked yet
Deferrals
not checked yet
Crew access, pacers and drop bags

The rules that shape your day Anything marked "not checked yet" is a gap in what we hold, never a no from the race.

Crew allowed
Yes sandiego200.com
Vehicles per runner
not checked yet
Pacers
Yes, from mile 0.00 sandiego200.com
Muling
not checked yet
Drop bags
not checked yet
Cupless
not checked yet
Course marking
not checked yet
Night running
Yes sandiego200.com
Dogs
not checked yet
Headphones
not checked yet
Crew rules
A crew is required for every runner. Unlike most 200-mile races, crew may meet a runner anywhere it is safe and legal to do so. The first 100 miles pass through populated, accessible areas where a runner could largely self-support at stores and gas stations; the second 100 miles grow increasingly remote, with water and resupply becoming scarce, and crew becomes critical there. Entering a moving car at any point is disqualifying, but resting or sleeping in a parked crew vehicle is allowed. sandiego200.com
Pacer rules
Pacers are allowed anywhere on the course. Runners are asked to use only one pacer at a time. Pacers are for safety, company and support, not for carrying a runner's gear or supplies. sandiego200.com
Drop bag rules
not checked yet
Cutoff philosophy
One cutoff covers the whole distance: 82 hours from the Friday 6 a.m. start to a finish window that ends 4 p.m. the following Monday. The directors frame the first 100 miles as coverable in about 30 hours by an experienced ultrarunner, leaving more than 52 hours for the mountain and desert second half. sandiego200.com
Aid stations

Every stop, and what you get there ● yes   ○ no   ? nobody has checked   – does not apply to this race

Mile Station Cutoff Crew access Bag Pacer Med To next
? Start at San Paqual Staging Area
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Sunset
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Del Dios
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Del Dios Highway
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Bing Crosby
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Fairbanks Ranch
NoneSignal wrong?
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? San Andres
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Crest Canyon
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Torrey Pines North
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Torrey Pines
NoneSignal wrong?
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? La Jolla Shores
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Ja Jolla Cover
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Pacific Beach
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Mission Bay
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Sunset Cliffs
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Bayshore
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Balboa Park
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Cowles Mountain
NoneSignal wrong?
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? San Diego River
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Alpine
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Viejas Reservation
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Descanso
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Green Valley
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Paso Pichacho
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Chambers
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Sunrise
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Scissors Crossing
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Montezuma Valley
NoneSignal wrong?
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? Eagle Rock
NoneSignal wrong?
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Driving your crew

Getting your people there 29 stops with directions the race published.

Start at San Paqual Staging Area

Parking. Large dirt parking lot. No camping overnight.

Sunset

Parking. Good crew spot. Gas stations nearby to buy supplies if need.

Del Dios

Parking. Good crew spot. Porta-potty. No water.

Del Dios Highway

Parking. Good crew spot. Porta-potty. No water.

Bing Crosby

Parking. Crew can park nearby and walk to trail.

Fairbanks Ranch

Parking. Crew from parking lot. Store to buy supplies.

San Andres

Parking. Crew spot. Stores a short detour away.

Crest Canyon

Parking. Crew parking on street.

Torrey Pines North

Parking. Paid parking for crew. Water fountain.

Torrey Pines

Parking. Paid parking for crew. Super scenic section to have pacer join. Water fountian.

La Jolla Shores

Parking. Parking but can be full. Water fountain.

Ja Jolla Cover

Parking. Parking can be tough. Water fountain.

Pacific Beach

Parking. Scenic section for pacer. Shops along the beach to buy supplies.

Mission Bay

Parking. Parking for crew. Fountains nearby. Another scenic section.

Sunset Cliffs

Parking. Limited parking. Another San Diego classic.

Bayshore

Parking. Parking for crew

Balboa Park

Parking. Parking for crew. Water fountains in park.

Cowles Mountain

Parking. Parking for crew. Vending machine with drinks and water fountain.

San Diego River

Parking. Crew spot.

Alpine

Parking. Parking for crew. Stores and restaurants.

Viejas Reservation

Parking. Crew parking and shops. Watch for loose dogs.

Descanso

Parking. Crew parking. No water so load up.

Green Valley

Parking. Crew parking in campground but be respectful. Water facets.

Paso Pichacho

Parking. Paid parking for crew. Water facet and bathroom.

Chambers

Parking. Paid parking. Small store open during the day. Water and bathroom.

Sunrise

Parking. Parking for crew. Bathroom but no water so load up.

Scissors Crossing

Parking. Parking for crew. Tough 20 mile section with no water. Load up on water and pacer recommended.

Montezuma Valley

Parking. Parking for crew. No water.

Eagle Rock

Parking. Planning to finish here if we get permission from Los Coyotes Tribe. If not, 3 bonus miles!

What it looks like out there

Somebody has been out there with a camera the tables say the climb is long. these say what long feels like.

One person has been out there with a camera or a microphone.

Social account

San Diego 200 Endurance Run (Instagram)

Social account

These are other people's work and we link straight to them. Watching costs nothing and needs no account. More of them: every race we hold, on film.

Add to this page

What you know every one of these is read by a person before it changes anything

Ran this race? Tell the next runner what you know.

Nobody sees it until we have read it. No account, no sign-in.

Leave blank if it applies to the whole race.

Leave blank if it is not about one particular stop.

Optional. Something like “Cal Street, mile 62 to 78”.

Write it the way you would say it to someone at the start line.

Optional, and it decides nothing. It only tells the next runner where this is coming from.

Optional.

Optional, and never shown on the page. Only so we can ask you a question about this note.

Leave this field blank.

See something wrong or out of date? Suggest an edit.

This changes nothing on the page on its own. Somebody checks it against the race first.

Optional. Filled in for you when you start from a specific line on the page.

Copy it as it appears, so we can find it.

The corrected value.

Required. Where it came from: the race email, the runner manual, what you saw on the day.

Optional.

Optional. A screenshot or a photo of the sign works.

Optional, and it decides nothing.

Optional.

Optional, only so we can come back to you about this correction.

Leave blank if it is about the whole race.

Leave blank if it is not about one particular stop.

Leave this field blank.

Were you out there? Say which stops a text got out from.

Nobody sees it until we have read it. No account, no sign-in.

Optional, and it decides nothing.

Which stops did a text get out from?

Leave a stop blank if you did not try, or do not remember.

  • Start at San Paqual Staging Area
  • Sunset
  • Del Dios
  • Del Dios Highway
  • Bing Crosby
  • Fairbanks Ranch
  • San Andres
  • Crest Canyon
  • Torrey Pines North
  • Torrey Pines
  • La Jolla Shores
  • Ja Jolla Cover
  • Pacific Beach
  • Mission Bay
  • Sunset Cliffs
  • Bayshore
  • Balboa Park
  • Cowles Mountain
  • San Diego River
  • Alpine
  • Viejas Reservation
  • Descanso
  • Green Valley
  • Paso Pichacho
  • Chambers
  • Sunrise
  • Scissors Crossing
  • Montezuma Valley
  • Eagle Rock
Optional. Never shown.
Seen a course preview or a film of this one? Send it over.

Somebody watches it before it goes anywhere near this page. What we are after is footage of this course, on the ground. If it would be just as true of any other race, it is not this.

Required. A line is plenty. Where the climbs are, what the footing does, what the last twenty miles look like.

Optional, and it decides nothing.

Optional.

Optional, and never shown on the page. Only so we can ask you a question about this one.

A YouTube link, a race report, a photo gallery, whatever it is.

Optional, and we credit them on the page.

Leave this field blank.

Have the GPX? Send us the link.

We want the address of the file the race publishes, not the file. We download it from there so the page can say where the line came from.

The page or file on the race's own site.

Optional, and only so we can ask you a question about it.

Are you the race director? Get in touch and we'll make it right.

We read every one of these and we write back. Every fact here carries the source it came from, and the way a wrong one gets fixed is a person checking it against what you tell us.

Required, because this is a conversation and we write back.

Tell us what is wrong, out of date, or missing on this page. We read every one of these and we will get back to you.

Optional.

So we know who we are writing back to.

Optional. Director, assistant, comms, whoever you are.

Leave this field blank.

Where this came from. Every fact on this page records its source and when we last checked it: 166 sources for this race. Hover a source link to read the sentence it came from.
39% of what we track for a course is filled in. The rest says "not checked yet" rather than guessing.
See something wrong or out of date? Suggest an edit
Ran this race? Tell the next runner what you know
Were you out there? Say which stops a text got out from
Got footage of this course? Send us the link
Are you the race director? Get in touch and we'll make it right.
Anything else: [email protected]

Ultras change. We will tell you when this one does.

Cutoffs move, races get postponed, lotteries open and close. We read the race's own sources and record where every fact came from. Put your email in and we will send you what changed, and where we read it.

No account, and nothing to cancel.

What happens to your email. Nothing else. I do not sell it, and I will not send you anything except this race changing. One click gets you out.

I keep this catalog because the information is scattered and hard to trust. Telling you when it moves is the same job.

Ultras change. We will tell you when this one does.

Cutoffs move, races get postponed, lotteries open and close. We read the race's own sources and record where every fact came from. Put your email in and we will send you what changed, and where we read it.

No account, and nothing to cancel.

What happens to your email. Nothing else. I do not sell it, and I will not send you anything except this race changing. One click gets you out.

I keep this catalog because the information is scattered and hard to trust. Telling you when it moves is the same job.